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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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